Thursday, March 02, 2006
Major redundancies at the Belfast Telegraph?
More trouble at the Belfast Telegraph. The NUJ Chapel has got wind of an expected 25% cut in the paper’s editorial staff. 16 out of 115 out of the journalist staff have applied for voluntary redunancy, but the management wants more. There has been some speculation that the owners may be getting the title ready for a sell off, whilst keeping the more profitable print business (which prints a sizable proportion of all the incoming titles in Northern Ireland).
From the NUJ:
Belfast Telegraph NUJ Chapel today unanimously passed two resolutions in respect of the expected 25pc cut in editorial staff. With particular reference to concerns about excessive workloads for journalists following the cuts, the chapel voted:
1. A motion of no confidence in editorial management over the cuts
2. To initiate a ballot on industrial action including a work to rule
Contact is to be made with members of the advisory board set up by INM after its acquisition of the Belfast Telegraph titles. NUJ officials were also instructed to seek legal advice on commitments given by INM to the competition authorities regarding the takeover of the Belfast Telegraph titles in 2000.
This at a time when sales of newspapers in Northern Ireland have seen a slight upward rise - and as much as 2% in Belfast Telegraph figures. The exception was Daily Ireland’s figure, which drops slightly from 10,467 in the summer to 10,046 for last year.
Mick Fealty @ 09:33 PM
Wild Turkey.
I meant “Third Rate”, but on reflection that is too generous.
Lindy McDowell is a bright exception in the dull mean mass of coagulated tedium served up by the BT.
Posted by on Mar 04, 2006 @ 08:47 PM“Lindy McDowell is a bright exception in the dull mean mass of coagulated tedium served up by the BT.”
One wag quipped to me recently that Lindy was to nationalists what Brian Feeney and Jude Collins are to unionists!
David V, it just goes to show how opinion pieces-like beauty- are in the eye of the beholder!
Posted by on Mar 04, 2006 @ 09:24 PMThis is purely conjectural bollocks from me but most taigs i know only buy it for the job classifieds (even though we do’t work or pay rates) not the pravince-wide analysis
Posted by on Mar 04, 2006 @ 10:35 PMFor the record, that wasn’t me posting the above comments attributed to Belfast Gonzo.
BG
Posted by on Mar 06, 2006 @ 03:09 AM
